Theme 1: Sports for development initiatives: Where's next?
09:10 – 10:30 am
First panel discussion
Harnessing the power of sports to advance sustainable development
Moderator
Gary Stahl, UNICEF Representative to Brazil, UNICEF
Panellists
Wilfried Lemke, Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace
Niky Fabiancic, Resident Coordinator of UN Brazil
Ambassador Vera Cintia Alvarez, Sports Cooperation at Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Andrew Parson, President Brazilian Paralympic Committee
Massimiliano Montanari, Executive Director Save the Dream, COO ICSS Insight
10:30 to 11:00 am
Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30 am
Second panel discussion
Acknowledging sports initiatives as tools for human development
Moderator
Edith Asibey, Head of Communications and Partnerships, UNICEF
Panellists
Claude Marshall, Refugee Sport Coordinator UNHCR
Silvia Oteyza, Director of Social Sustainability¸ CAF -Development Bank of Latin America
Vanderson Berbat, General Education Manager, Rio 2016 Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games
David Rodrigues, PhD, Professor and President of Pro-Inclusion-ANDEE